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Intellectual Property Analysis of Google’s IBM Patent Acquisition

In April 2011, Google’s statement of its Nortel auction bid alluded to the latest buzzword of the tech industry: patent trolls. In the past year alone, almost forty Android-related lawsuits have been filed by entities that may be attempting to stifle or monetize on the success of the Android OS – a platform that is activated in more than 550,000 devices each day. While some of these lawsuits specifically target Google, many of them target device-makers utilizing the Android platform.

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Intellectual Property Analysis of Finjan Networked Computer Security Patents Referenced in McAfee Lawsuit

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of Finjan, Inc. On July 11, 2010, Finjan, Inc. filed a lawsuit against McAfee, Inc., Symantec Corp., Webroot Software, Inc., Websense, Inc., and Sophos, Inc., alleging that these companies had infringed two Finjan patents pertaining to networked computer security systems and methods.

According to the complaint, Finjan is asking for financial damages and an injunction to stop the five security companies from selling software allegedly tied to the patents.

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